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Auto Focus
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R,1hr 45min
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October 18, 2002
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Sony Pictures Classics
Synopsis: The life and sordid, untimely death of Hogan's Heroes star Bob Crane are explored by director Paul Schrader in this biopic, which marks one of the few times the filmmaker has not scripted his own film. Auto Focus chronologically traces the meteoric rise of Crane's show business career, beginning with his early success as a jokey deejay on Los Angeles morning radio in the early '60s. A devout family man, Crane lives in Southern Californian comfort with his wife Anne (Rita Wilson) and their young children, ... Full Synopsis
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The film is pitch-perfect in its decor, music, clothes, cars, language and values. It takes place during those heady years between the introduction of the Pill and the specter of AIDS, when men shaped as adolescents by Playboy in the 1950s now found some of their fantasies within reach. Full Review
Metascore
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66
Generally favorable reviews
out of 100
Featured Cast
Bob Crane
Johnny Carpenter
Ann Crane, Anne Crane
Patricia Crane
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